Chelmsford condo offers access to town amenities(video)

CHELMSFORD -- Joe Ready may be biased, but the Chelmsford native nevertheless sees his town as being a hot market for real estate.

Real hot.

"The economy is growing, and companies that can't get into Boston and Cambridge are filling up offices in Burlington and Waltham," said Ready, who owns his own real-estate company in town. "We're 20 minutes from there. The market is good, and Westford and Chelmsford are where it's best."

Ready is the listing agent for 21 First St., a 1,996-square-foot condominium that offers a spacious backyard, complete with enclosed fence, that's within walking distance of the town library, the Bruce Freeman rail trail and other downtown amenities.

Joe Ready, of Ready Real Estate Inc. in Chelmsford, surveys the spacious master bedroom at 21 First St. in Chelmsford.
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"You'll see it's also on a dead-end street, which makes it great for families with kids," Ready said.

Ready termed the property, which features hardwood floors downstairs and carpeted flooring upstairs and in the finished basement, "move-in ready."

"It's in immaculate condition," he said.

The entrance leads right into a living room with a working fireplace. A short hallway to the rear leads to a dining area and kitchen.

"Stainless-steel appliances, lots of cabinet space and a roomy counter make this area good for entertaining," Ready said. "The openness allows those in the kitchen to still be part of the party even as they prepare food."

A half-bath is off the kitchen and, at the back of the dining room is an exit to a back porch overlooking the spacious, fenced-in backyard.

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The upstairs features three bedrooms, including the master suite.

"There's a lot of space, it offers a beautiful wood trim and his-and-her closets," Ready said.

A full bath comes with entrances from both the hallway and directly from the master bedroom.

Downstairs, a finished, carpeted basement offers bonus space for entertaining or relaxing, Ready said. It comes with a pantry for storing food and other items.

"Another bonus is the that the heating system and hot-water heater are brand-new," Ready said, motioning to a closeted area where the appliances sit.

21 First St., which went on the market Wednesday, has an asking price of $350,000.

"You have to use '50 Althea Avenue' for your GPS," said listing agent George Terris, of this week's featured home, at 3 Whitetail Drive. "It's new and it hasn't been picked up by the GPS systems yet."

While the home built in late 2012, Terris said the home's current occupants have lived in it for just 11 months.

"It's like getting it new," he said. "Everything's updated."

Terris, a Realtor at Sarris Real Estate Inc. in Lowell, said prospective buyers will appreciate the home's presence on a cul-de-sac (where it is joined by just one other similar home) and its 1.57 acres of land, the back of which abuts the Lowell-Dracut-Tyngsboro State Forest.

"There's a lot of privacy here," said Terris, who has spent the past 10 years in real estate after a 25-year career at the former Wang Labs.

Entering the home from the front, visitors will find a spacious family room to the left and the dining room to the right.

Off one side of the kitchen is a half-bath with full laundry facilities, and a closet. Directly to the rear of the kitchen a pair of French-style doors leads to the back deck, overlooking a spacious backyard that sits up against the State Forest.

Upstairs, four bedrooms surround the top of the staircase. The master bedroom has its own full bath, with a second full bath in the upstairs hallway. One bedroom, directly above the home's entrance, remains unfinished and could potentially be used as a study.

"There is a lot of natural light in these rooms," Terris said, pointing to two large windows in each.

Below the main living area, a two-car garage and a small unfinished room on the other side of the staircase has possibilities as exercise or storage space.

Terris said the home, which covers 1,988 square feet, comes with central air and ADT Security.

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